One of the defining traits of Audi’s S, R, and RS cars is the brand’s trademark Quattro all-wheel-drive system. German tuner MTM ignored that and designed a rear-drive R8. According to them, the R8 GT3-2 offers “a complete new driving experience” and is “a perfect and exceptional supercar.” MTM claims it’s building the only street-legal two-wheel-drive R8, although Audi itself beat them to the rear-drive punch with the track-only R8 GT3.

As with the MTM-fettled R8 we drove a few years ago, MTM adds a supercharger to the R8 GT3-2’s 4.2-liter V-8 engine. Along with a low-restriction, high-noise exhaust, the kit offers a claimed 560 hp and 427 lb-ft of torque.

So equipped, MTM claims the car will hit 196 mph and finish the 0-to-62-mph sprint in 3.9 seconds. We’re guessing acceleration times are limited by having just two driven wheels; the 525-hp R8 5.2 FSI gets to 60 in 3.5 seconds, thanks in part to its Quattro all-wheel drive.

If you feel you have too much traction and not enough slip angle, MTM can either sell you a completed GT3-2 or perform the transformation on your current R8. There’s no price available yet, but the supercharger kit alone costs €29,900—about $40k in our money.